Best-sellers

1. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $28.99). In this latest addition in the Alex Cross series, the detective returns to track down serial killers in Washington, D.C. Last week: 1

2. "The Striker" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam, $27.95). This installment in the Isaac Bell series finds the detective investigating the coal mine industry. Last week: —

3. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult (Atria, $28.99). A woman befriends an elderly man she meets in a grief support group and faces a moral dilemma when he asks her for an extraordinary favor. Last week: 3

4. "Calculated in Death" by J.D. Robb (Putnam, $27.95). Eve Dallas returns with her partner, Peabody, to solve a murder on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Last week: 2

5. "Frost Burned" by Patricia Briggs (Ace Books, $26.95). In the seventh book in the Mercy Thompson series, the shape-shifter searches for her mate, the leader of a local werewolf pack, after he goes missing. Last week: —

6. "The Chance" by Karen Kingsbury (Howard Books, $22.99). Two childhood friends plan to reunite after 11 years apart. Last week: —

7. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy (Knopf, $26.95). An unlikely group of characters spends a week in a renovated mansion on Ireland's west coast. Last week: 4

8. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25). Nick is the No. 1 suspect in his beautiful wife's disappearance, but could this golden boy really have killed his beloved? Last week: 5

9. "Damascus Countdown" by Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale, $26.99). A CIA operative and his team search for missing nuclear warheads as conflict escalates in the Middle East. Last week: —

10. "A Story of God and All of Us" by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (FaithWords, $24.99). A dramatized account of events and characters from the Bible, based on the TV miniseries "The Bible." Last week: 6

9. "The Soundtrack of My Life" by Clive Davis (Simon & Schuster, $30). Davis' memoir of his early life and his 40-plus years working in the music industry. Last week: 10

10. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer (Penguin, $26.95). A former Navy SEAL who was on the team that killed Osama bin Laden, writing under a pseudonym, recounts his version of the mission. Last week: 4

For the week ended March 10, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.